2M Alliance container shipping members A.P. Moller-Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company have canceled four sailings out of China around the Lunar New Year holiday in February to get back on schedule after port congestion caused widespr

Container throughput at Chinas major ports recorded an accelerated increase in mid-January, data from an industrial association showed. From Jan 11 to 20, container throughput at Chinas eight key ports increased 3.3 percent year-on-year, wi

Chinas iron ore port inventories were up slightly from a week ago to about 125 million mt in the week of Jan. 17, CEIC data showed Jan. 26, as most steel mills relying on seaborne procurement nearly completed their restocking ahead of the L

The freight rate of most routes was stable, and the composite index drops slightly Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Jan-22, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 245

Some major but unsurprising decisions shook the North American energy market last Wednesday. January 20th saw the US re-join the Paris Climate Agreement, ban the development of the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) project and temporary freez

ReCAAP ISC today issued an Incident Alert (01/2021) on incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait : The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait Durin

CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding successfully delivered 5000 m3 LPG ship ZHAO YUAN, which is Chinas first LPG ship complying with the new IGC regulations. The ship is a full-pressure LPG transport ship with straight bow, square stern, single engin

Following a successful delivery of deepwell pump systems for six VLECs, Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed Svanehj as the pump supplier for an additional four vessels. Danish pump manufacturer Svanehj has secu

Avenir Allegiance is due for delivery from CIMC Sinopacific Offshore Engineering (CIMC SOE) in the third quarter of this year. It will be the first 20,000-cbm vessel to join the Avenir LNG fleet and the worlds largest LNG bunkering vessel,

Fortescue Metals Group on Thursday reported a 4.7% jump in iron-ore shipments in the second quarter from the first, as global miners benefit from soaring demand in top steel producer China. The average price the company received for its iro

The mechanism supporting the generation of reports has changed since version 4. The development team is currently making the necessary adjustments so full reports are once again available. This is expected in the second quarter of 2021. The

BIMCO has joined the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Well-being and Crew Change, and was encouraged to see the first publication from the Together in Safety initiative. The initiatives signal the need for increased collaboration in the face

The time has come: SMM DIGITAL is opening from 2 to 5 February 2021. Due to the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the 29th edition of SMM will be held as a purely digital conference. And its free of charge this is how th

(Marine NewsWire) Engineering is the cornerstone of the success of any maritime operation. And engineering for the maritime Industry is changing! Are these situations familiar to you? Engaging a super costly local consultant for your projec

A Nor-Shipping in winter? Just one short year ago the suggestion would have been met with an air of disbelief. But now, with plans for Your Arena For Ocean Solutions to take place in January 2022, many within the industry are quickly growin